Timeline August 2024

Events in August 2024 16

• 1926 – 2024 Tsung-Dao Lee (1926-2024) Died 4 August 2024, aged 97 Chinese-born American physicist who shared the 1957 Nobel Prize for Physics for showing that parity is not conserved.
• 1930 – 2024 Gena Rowlands (1930-2024) Died 14 August 2024, aged 94 American actress whose ten films with her husband John Cassavetes, among them A Woman Under the Influence, remade screen acting.
• 1931 – 2024 Galina Zybina (1931-2024) Died 10 August 2024, aged 93 Soviet shot-putter who set eight consecutive world records and won three Olympic medals.
• 1935 – 2024 Alain Delon (1935-2024) Died 18 August 2024, aged 88 French actor of extraordinary beauty and coldness who was the defining male star of French cinema in the 1960s and 1970s.
• 1935 – 2024 Phil Donahue (1935-2024) Died 18 August 2024, aged 88 American broadcaster who invented the issue-driven daytime talk show.
• 1940 – 2024 Yamini Krishnamurthy (1940-2024) Died 3 August 2024, aged 83 Indian dancer of bharata natyam and other classical styles who shaped the country's dance world for decades.
• 1968 – 2024 Susan Wojcicki (1968-2024) Died 9 August 2024, aged 56 American technology executive who was chief executive of YouTube from 2014 to 2023 and an early Google employee.
• 2024 2024 Summer Olympics XXXIII Olympiad - Paris Opening ceremony held on the river Seine. Winner: USA.
• 2024 US Open 2024 Men: Jannik Sinner · Women: Aryna Sabalenka Sinner's first US Open title.
• 2024 Ukraine flies its first F-16s Donated by NATO allies The first F-16s donated by NATO countries enter Ukrainian service in the war against the Russian invasion.
• 2024 Google ruled an illegal monopolist in search A landmark US antitrust decision A US federal judge ruled on 5 August 2024 that Google had illegally maintained a monopoly in online search, the most significant antitrust decision against a technology company in a generation.
• 2024 Sheikh Hasina flees Bangladesh Student protests end fifteen years in power Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh by helicopter on 5 August 2024 after weeks of student-led protests, ending fifteen years in power. Muhammad Yunus was appointed to lead an interim government.
• 2024 Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony Performed at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, bringing his synthwave sound to a global audience of billions.
• 2024 WHO declares mpox a public health emergency A second emergency declaration for the virus The World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern on 14 August 2024, following a surge of a more severe strain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring countries.
• 2024 Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France Charges over moderation failures on the platform Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, was arrested at Le Bourget airport near Paris on 24 August 2024 and later charged over the platform's alleged failure to curb criminal activity.
• 2024 – present Shirley Manson -- one of rocks great voices Shirley Manson has become, over 30 years, one of the most admired and articulate figures in rock music -- not just as a vocalist but as a cultural commentator, feminist voice and advocate for mental health awareness. Her willingness to discuss her own struggles with body image, depression and the music industry's exploitation of women sets her apart from contemporaries who maintain carefully managed public images. Garbage, still active and still releasing music of genuine quality in their fourth decade, are proof that a band can maintain artistic integrity across an entire career.